I emailed my first internship application today. Which is sort of like saying I climbed Mt. Everest for the first time today. Well, at least it feels like that. I’ve only got seven more applications to finish. Then I wait for people to offer me interviews. Question is, can they wait to [...]

What is a church? A building? A Sunday morning sermon? A collection of activities to sign up for? A family? A community? (What is a community?) A structured organization with a hierarchy? Or a network of relationships defined by intercommunication? An entity defined by the numbers filling chairs, or by the quality of lives and [...]

Welcome to my new website. Thanks to Amy for making the first comment-your check is in the mail. See the intro/overview of my site at the top right. I look forward to talking to you all.
And just so you can get a feel for what I generally blog about, read the posts below on issues [...]

You probably already saw this on MySpace. I’ve just relocated it for safe keeping…
As promised, here is the blog on Ruth and the Good Samaritan (heretofore abbreviated GS). They’re both really good stories-particularly good when you read them in light of one another. You probably know the story of the GS. It often gets summed [...]

Again, more stuff transferred from Myspace….
The following may be the equivalent of blog-suicide but, hey, we’ll see what happens. Maybe you’ll be so bored you’ll never come back, maybe not.
“Self-Diminishing Compromises.” I’ve really been thinking through sermons lately, so I thought I’d walk you through my latest cogitations. What does ’self-diminishing’ mean? Speaking from a [...]

The following was posted on my Myspace page on Oct. 9th. Thought I’d repost it for those who don’t use Myspace.
Christians engaging culture. The topic came up in the sermon today. Also the main focus of a class I’m taking. So is culture merely a prop? A handy introductory tool for talking to others about [...]

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